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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-30
Manager of tho Waba.h

ST. LOUIS, June 29.-Charles M.
Hayes has been appointed general man.
ager of the Wabash railroad.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-30
BASE BALL,

Eastern Clubmem.
New YORK, June 29.-Metropolitans,
10 Baltimore, 7,
New YORK, June 29.--Brooklyn, 6;
Athletics, A.
CLEVELAND, June 29.--Cincinnati, o.;
Cleveland, s.
DETROIT, June 29.-Detroit, s; Phil
adelphia, 7.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-30
CONTRADICTORY.

The statement made that Gen
eral Ferron's proposals have been
rejected by the commission to which
they were referred appears to be erron.
eous. The new State Commission will
come to no decision in the matter until
Saturday.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-30
FerrOn,s PrOpOs al Rejected.

PARIS, June 29.-The commission Of
the Chamber of Deputies, appointed to
examine and report upon proposals rel
ative to the army submitted by General
Ferron, new Minister of War, rejected
them to-day. The rejection caused
sensation.
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The ssknOck Alphabet,

The following Is from George Remnants article
on Russian Provincial Prisons" in January Gen.
tury. IL describes means OF intercommuncation
resorted to by the Russian prisoners: .The talented
Russian novelist X, who has been twice exiled
TO Siberia and half dozen times imprisoned, told
Inc last summer that when he was arrested for the
nrSt time he had never even heard OF the KNOCK
alphabet" and that when, during the second day
or MS Imprisonment, he noticed a FAINT tapping on
the other side OF the WALL he regarded IL merely
an indication that the adjoining cell Was occupied,
and gave IL no particular attention As the Knock
Ing continued, however, and as the faint taps
seemed to be definitely segregated into groups
ny OIleL Intervals OF Silence, he became con-
WINGED that his unknown nelghOor was enGcayoring
to communicate with him. Upon what principle
or plan the knocks were grouped he did not know
but he conjectured that the number OF taps be-
tween two rests might correspond with the serial
number OF letter IN the alphabet, one knock
standing for a, Two Tor %, three Tor g, and so
lecture to the test he was Delighted 10 iind that
the knocks resolved themselves into the letters
.D-o-y-o-u-u- n-d-e-r-s-t-a-n-d?' HE replied with
forty-nlne knocks so grouped and spaced as TO
make Yes but long before he had mashed this
snort word he became mournful, conscious that
at The rate OF forty mine knocks for every three
letters he and his unknown correspondent
would not be able to exchange more than
half dozen ideas week. The invisible prisoner
Oh. the other Side or the wall cid not seem, how
ever, TO be at all discouraged, ana uegan at once
another long series OF knock, which extended To
Two hundred aud ninet, six, and which, when
translated, made the words Teach you better way
- nstenn MIR. X then heard one loud tap near
the corner OF the cell, followed by sound OF
scratching, which proceeded from that point to-
ward The door at about the height OF mans head,
as II the unknow were drawing a long horizontal
hue with some hard Substance ON The other side OF
the wall After a bier interval or silence there
came Two sIaccatO taps and the noise made
by the scratching or second line paral-
lei with the nrst one, but little lower
dawn. When seven OF these invisible lines
had been drawn. under one anOLuer abou,
a foot apart, with group OF knocks at the begin
ming oil each one to denote its number the unseen
art ist went back to one knock, and proceeded to
draw six perpendicular lines crossing the hrst
ries at right angles, so as TO make nuge audible
checker-UOard. AS soon Mr.. X heard tits
invisible diagram, the purpose for which IL was III
tended flashed upon his mind, and before the un-
known Instructor had finished knocking out the
words, put alphabet In SQUARES the quick-wtled
pupil mad scratched upon me floor OF his cell
uuced copy or the auuUe tracing, and Was num-
beriny us lines and columns. HIS diagram when
finished looked something like this:
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Saturday Sanniles.

Nature is full OF wise provisions. Wives do their
worst cooking when they are young and irresisti-
ble.-OB,dha World.
person makes better time by going slow. 1t is
generally the fast trains that behind time; an
accommodation always makes connections-Ot-
tdtcd Local Neus.
One OF our prominent physicians was immensely
pleased the other day. He has a card hanging in
his office reading: consultations from i to 2,n
ana mllilonalfe patient handed MIN dollar and
half and got out before the doctor noticed that
some vandai had placed the sign OF s before the
ngures.-1id-BuS.
The man who sits in the corner OF lot and waits
for an old COW TO back up to be MIXED will go
without milk all his days-SuanlR (Iuo) Nelcs
We have been examining a book OF Familiar
Quotations" and after deep Thought unhesitatingly
pronounce IL a fraud From cover TO cover we have
perused IL, microScopically TO speak, and have
Jailed TO discover the familiar quotation in the
language, viz: ''Oh! George this is so sudden
Boston Courier.
The moral side OF the case:-'T have always held
that prize fights are brutal and disg race to our
civilization. The man who becomes interested In
them aud encourages them is also OF a low brutal
nature"
"a guess you're right. By the way some OF the
English papers contend that In another round
Smith would have knocked kilrain out"
"rhey do, Ell? That's what ] call gall. In I'VE
minutes more kiirain would have made soup bones
OF Smith. don't see why those buffers stopped
the light on account OF darkness."-Lincoin Jour
nal.
Mistress-"Lina, who was the man saw In your
company last EVENING"" Lina-"Madame that
was a distant brother OF mine."-FrdnkJurter
Zeif,ag.
Mr.. Powderiy said some time ago that he had
100000 masters. Mr.. rowderly ought TO be happy
now. The number OF his masters is rapidly
diminishing.-Puck
The holidays being over It is In order TO give
thought to the hollow pocketbook.- philadelphia
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An Old-Timle Virgins.

THE FAMOUS GRIER's ALNANAC-How ITS AUTHOR WAS
VIEWED BY BOY.
From the Wesleyan Christian Advocate
Among my first recollections was seeing my
mother take down copy OF Grier's almanac,
which was suspended by a string to the mantel-
piece, to see about the changes OF the moon.
Robert Grier, the maker OF this wonderful almanac,
was very plain man, who lived and died years
ago in Butts County. During his life he made the
calculation for the almanacs, and almost every
family in Georgia at least had q copy of this al
manac, and relied on it for much valuable infor-
nation. He pretended to tell when 1t would rain,
and many other things. He wss considered q
wonderful man. Although he has been dead many
years. Griers almanac sun lives. After his death
the calculations were made by Thomas p. Ash
more, until he failed. and now they are made by
his nephew, Prof. Otis Ashmore, one OF the most
intelligent educators in Georgia.
once Is saia MT =, Gnes was riding along the
calf by the ears while his mother MIXED the cow.
He rode up to make some inquiries about the road.
He addressed the boy and said:
'sMy son, can't you open that gate for me- sol can
60 near way through the plantation?"
the me gSo s a % and hold
wetting before you go far"
Mr. Grier rode on and opened the gate himself,
giving but little heed to what the lad said for he
looked above and saw no sign OF rain. He rode on
for several miles, and true enough the clouds be-
gan TO gather, and soon 1t was pouring down rain,
He was 90 anxious TO know the weather sign that
ne rode back TO inquire OF the boy how he Knew SO
well tt was going 10 rain. He wanted to secure 50
important weather sign. He found the boy and
said:
s.Ny son, IN give you silver half dollar II you
The little fellow promptly replied: "Dad's got
one OF Old Grters elmanacS and he said Il was
not going 70 rain and he is such old liar about
the weather, knew Il would rain" he had no
idea he was addressing the old gentleman himself
Mr.. Grfer paid him the half dollar and rode on,
amused ct the poor opinion the bog had Of him as
an almanac maker. = .isrw dsesas'1
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l,specuuiOus Dandtes.
SILLY GIRLS WHO WED MEN WITH TIT, 70

SILLY 0Ikls WHO WkD MES WITH TITLES.
A Paris letter says: All Italian husbands are
not bad men. / have seen some as happy domes-
Tic relations between husband and wife as have
ever seen anywhere. and I should Judge that
there Is greater domestic felicity here than In
any other Latin nation, but as a whole the stan
dard OF family life and happiness from the very
manner OF contracting marriage, is far below that
81 Anglo-SaNon countries. The impecunious dan
Giles with a romantic noble title have found out
the weakness OF the American and the English
girl and they take advantage OF IL.
In 1852 noticed in the bank OF Messrs. Turner
Co., an English Lazy, should say OF twenty live,
father, was engaged in depositing some money
l could see tnat she was the stronger character OF
the Two and person OF determined will was
informed that she was ''dead In love- with an
Italian, but that he would not come TO terms until
ne had made IL condition OF marriage that all
her money should be assigned 10 him, as he knew
now 10 invest IL In Italy 10 the best advantage
Ana she turned over every centime 10 him. Not
SIX months after her marriage this poor lady,
from opulence. was turned adrift with only sum-
Client money 10 hire a few furnished rooms at
sorrento, and was applied 10 to recommend per-
sons to go there for pension, In order that she
might earn her living
Only this year a respectable American widow
ried away by the attentions and the polite bearing
toward her OF an Italian gentleman. She con-
suited more than one person, and among others
Mr. Camphausen, our present American consul,
and they ali. In answer TO her queslion-..Shall 1
marry him?"-responded in the language OF Mr.
Punchs celebrated letter: .sDon't." IL Was. how
ever, no use; she "went and did IT," and In less
IMAM nonta the scoundrel tried To strangle her,
and has since heaped all manner OF indignities
upon her. In one sense she was little wiser Than
not assign him her money, and hence the great
Ire OF Mr.. Impecunious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-31

FEW DAYS OF GRACE WILL BE GIVEN TO INSURE
AN AMERICA CUP RACE.
The New York sun, Dec. 30, says: Forty-eight
hours after noon to-day the officers Of the New
York Yacht Club, the present custodians OF the
Americas cup, not bound by the deed OF gift to
accept any. challenge that may be sent BY foreign
yachtsmen asking for a race in 1888 No challenge
has been received. Rather than disappoint them
selves and the public the club viii extend the
time, provided challenge arrives In the first few
days or January AT the New York Yacht Club
the members are hourly expecting q challenge
from Mr.. w. G. Jameson. There has been some
doubt expressed that q challenge was really COM
Ing, but several members OF the New YORK Yacht
CLUB stated positively yesterday that letter had
been received by member notifying him that .
challenge was on its way.
81 should be one Of the first to know II Jameson
was building a boat" said J. Beaver Webb, the
designer or the GeneSta and Galatea, for he is my
intimate friend. III he has sent Challenge know
nothing OF IL, and he must have changed his mind
since last saw him, for then he,said am too busy
Ing the Atlantic to take the chances OF light
weather In American waters"
ITO what cause do you attribute the hardness
or the English yachtsmen in challeng1ng?"
They are afraid that II they send 10-fO0t
yacht over you will put one OF 80 feet against her
without time allowance. ! consider their fears
groundless. / should have no heSitancy about
myself with a 90-foot cutter, but they
might just as well leave IL alone unless they chal
lenge with d centerDoaEd, as ! have already told
them. Ii Jameson builds a boat, you may be sure
She Will be deeper than the Thistle, but with not
SO much beam as that yacht"
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A baltimore Wedding Sensation.

SOCIETY BELLE WEEDS Foo CHOW TEA MERCHANT.
Baltimore was the scene OF another private we'd
ding Thursday, which caused a furry In fashion,
able circles. A dispatch from that city says: The
bride In this case was Miss Leslie Buckler, the
daughter OF the late DR.. Riggin Buckler once one
OF the most prominent physicians in the city.
Miss Buckler is a beautiful woman, and has been
for several seasons OF the reignfng bellies. The
groom was Mr.. Thomas Pollard, a wealthy and in
nuential tea merchant OF Foo Chow, China. AS
tar as can be aScerta1ned there is reason for the
great secrecy taken. The coupe met at the st.
James Hotel, where they were Joined By Mr.. Geo.
May the sheriff OF the city and brother OF Fred May
OF New York, and Mr. Alexander Brown. Both or
tneoe gentlemen are prominent society people.
With them they drove to The residence OF the Kew.
DR.. WIN. kirkus, rector OF ST. MichaePS and All
Angels Protestant Episcopal Church. Here they
exhibited marriage license, which had been Sc
cured in the usual way at the Office OF the clerk Of
tht court OF common pleas and there being no
obstacles the PAIR were married in the presence OF
Messrs. May and Brown. The couple Immediately
left Baltimore for a trip to Washington, and pre-
SuInably 10 the South. Mrs. Buckier was kept in
ignorance Of the intention Oh the parties, but as
far as known an opportunity had not been given
her 10 object 30 the marriage. Mr. Pollard is COM
paratively unknown here, and the whole affair
seems 10 be my SteIiouS well as sensational TO
Baltimore fashionable society.
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Prior Engagements.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Miss Florry," said the employer, "you have
been in my establishment as book-keeper for fve
years, and have raised your salary each year
until now. am paying you all can well afford,
and am afraid shall not be able TO raise the
figures for next year any higher than they are
now-sl. 200" "You have been very kind TO me-
Mr. Pluinmer," replied the young lady, 'but /
have been offered 81 300 by Swagg q Co. TO take
their books next year" "The underhanded
sneaks Trying TO take my employees from me,
are they? Well, they can't do IL. I'll give you
81, 400, Miss Forry. and you snap your fingers
al Swagg a Co." Fourteen hundred dollars Is a
liberal offer, MIR. Plummer, and 1 am obliged 10
you but Shroat & B-lknap mt Inc word yester-
day that they would y " me 81 800 II would 20
into their ONCE as head book-keeper.- "Shroat a.
Belknap. hey! They're pretty pair OF sharks.
They'll give you 81 800, will they? III see em In
Los Angeles nrst, exclaimed MI. Plummer. "See
here, Miss Florry, III do better than that. III
take you into the firm. I'll marry you. Tell
Shroat Belknap you are engaged. Ha! ha, IN
marry you, Florry?" ION, Mr.. Plummer.
ldemurelyl, thank You sincerely for your offer,
but 1 can never be anything more than a
daugh-" "Wha-what!" gasped the head OF the
firm: 81 have promised TO marry your son Harry,
Mir. Plummer.-
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Against Gould and sage.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MARITIME TURNS OVER THEIR


CASES TO HIS SUCCESSORS.
District Attorney MARITIME, OF New York, yester-
day transferred The matter OF the complaint of
Lawyer Delaney, on behalf OF certain OF the first
mortgage bondholders OF the Kansas Pacific Rail-
road against Jay Gould and Russell Sage to his
successor, Col. Fellows. With the papers Mr..
MARITIME makes memorandum in which he says,
ia his opinion, the acts charged constitute crime.
A possible obstacle TO q successful prosecution Is
The statute or limitations, yet there are strong
reasons Tor believing that this obstacle Is not un-
surmountab!e. The question is so close and the
Interests OF the people, we'll the defendants,
are so important That 1t seems proper TO leave tine
determination OF the question TO the courts II the
grand jury secs lit to find an Indictment. The
section the district attorney refers tO-54l OF the
penal cOde-relateS TO the case Of a person who
SecreteS. withholdS, or otherwise miSapprOpriateS
properly OF another with which he Is entrusted In
any capacity, declares him guilty OF larceny, and
continues: Upon convection thereof, In addition
TO the punishment provided tor Sucn larceny, the
defendant shall be adjud sed 10 pay me not eX-
ceedlng the sum Incorporated or stolen, Win
20 per cent Interest," ana 10 be imprisoned Tor not
more than five years.
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senator Reagan Doesn't Like IL.
BE THINKS THE BLAIa EDUCATIONAL BILL MIsCHIEy
Gus AND DANGEROUS.

Gus AND DANGEROUS.
senator Reagan, in a letter received In Austin,
Tex, says that the Blair educational bin provides
Tor an appropriation first and last OF 81 600 900 10
oe expended for the benefit OF Instruction In the
common schools In the various states, 10 DE appor-
TONED according TO nliteracy. IL adds TO this the
sum Of s2,OOoOOO, 10 be apportioned in the same
Way, Tor the uuiiuiug OF SchOol-houses.
says Tine Senator: "Ine whole framework OF the
OIL shows That the particular feature IL Is 10 get
the Federal Government into the control OF the
common schools OF the various states. look upon
Le measure one OF The most misc nevOus ana ia
serU,is 'hdt mas ever been before congress. 1 eX-
pccL 10 make an arguIn mt against Ia the Senate
alter the holidays think IL will pass the Senate
W very large majority. My hope Is, however,
mat II may DC defeated In the House OF Represen-
taLlvea"
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Service.

Fret not that the day is gone,
And thy task Is still undone.
Twas hot thine, it Sc ms. at all:
Near to til, Q il CHANGED to fail,
Close enough to stir thy brain
And to vex thy heart in vain.
Somewhere, III q nook forl0rn,
Iesterda, babe was born;
He shall do tiny waitInY task;
All thy questions he sh II ask,
And the answers Will be given,
Whispered lightly out Of heaven
HIS shall be no stumbling feet,
Failing where they should be fleet;
He shall hold no uruken clue.
Friends shall unto INN he true;
Men shall love him; talsehood's aim
Shall not SKATER his good name.
Day shall Nerve his arm with light,
SlumDer suothe linn ali the night:
Summers peace and winter storm
Help him all his will perform.
Ills enough of JOY tor thee
His high service to foresee.
EDWARD ROWLAND ar.
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After giving Mr.. X-time to construct the fig
ure the unknown prisoner began another series Of
knocks, SO grouped and spaced as 10 indicate the
lines and columns In when the required letters
were to be found. Five knocks followed by three
knocks meant that the equivalent letter would be
found at the Intersection OF the fifth line and third
column; two knocks followed by one knock indi-
Gated letter H. at the intersection OF line and
column j; and five knocks followed by four knocks
meant letter *, at the intersection OF line D. COL
umn4. The first question asked by the unknown
was So % 35 IL As ID 30 35 81: 'Who are your
and Mr.. x discovered that he had learned his
a. b. cs and taken his first lesson in prison teleg-
raphy from common criminal-a burglar, II I
remember rfghtly-who was awaiting exile to
Siberia"
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Opinions of Two COngressrnen.

APitts0urg Special TO the \. \. Irl6uae Deem
Der Is, says: Congressman Cutcheons Qep) OF
Michigan, in an interview to-day on the republi-
can nomination next year said he thought Mr.
Blaine had the most friends and would not be sur
pissed 10 see the Michigan Delegation Tor ex-GOv-
erhor Anger, VINO The OLner Gay presented thOu5-
aiid Detroit 1Inliles with ton vi coal and bar
rel OF Hour eacn. Congressman Wade,of Missouri,
SAID MI. Blaine could nave the nomination II ne
wanted IL.
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->O>-
Murderer Hcrrig Lynched.
He WAS NOT AT ALL REPENTANT FOR HAVING KILLED
HIS WIFE AND HER LOVER

HE WAS NOT AT ALL REPENTANT FOR HAVING KILLED
His WIFE AND HER LOVER.
William Herrig, who murdered MS young wife
and her paramour, near st. Francis, Ark, Thurs
day, was hanged that night by band OF vigtlants
After the murder Herrig set out toward the north
ern boundary line, with the purpose, evidently, OF
escaping into Missouri. Directly after the crime
was discovered force OF men set out to f1nd him.
This was done about IL O'Clock Thursday night,
miles north OF Rector. When IOund he was
asleep under large tree. He was informed that
he must die, and lie made no protest. In fact, he
said he was willing anu ready; he had done moth
Ing he had Cause To regret. His wife mad been un-
true 10 him, and he had killed her lover and this
ne regarded as Justice. Regarding the shooting OF
his vile, he said he could offer nothing in the way
OF defense. He was then hanged On the very tree
under which he Was found sleeping His wifeS
stage Maine Was Julia Bennett before marriage.
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ARE THEY HENRY s. IVES BoOKs?-The books
found recently in the Hackensack River by Bridge
keeper Geo. A. Lewis, and supposed to be the
accounts OF the firm OF Dater, 11mpson Co., of
Rowe, Jersey City lawyer, who Is the broLher-in-
law OF Lewis Yesterday gentleman who pre-
sented himself as Samuel ID. McGin called on Mr.
Rowe and claimed the books for the firm, Mr.
Rowe refused TO deliver them, and said he would
retain them until their ownership was proved
Mi. Rowe, In making an examination OF the books
discovered an entry referring TO Henry s. Ives and
Mr.. Rowe Is OF the opinion that the books belong
to Mr. Ives
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A Fssh.rw..,. re,cuHe,..

StlthCe
on some parts OF the coast Of Sumstra and the
neighboring islands the fishermen test the depth
OF the sea and also the nature OF the sea-bottom
oy the noises they hear on applying the TO one
end OF an ore, OF which the other end Is plunged
In the water. At depth OF twenty feet and less
the sound is crepitation similar 20 that produced
when salt Is throw on burning charcoal; at rfty
" Is Ike the ticking OF watch, the tic-tac being
tom is entirely OF coral alternately OF coral and
mud or OF sand. II the bottom Is entirely OF sand.
the sound Is clear; II OF mud, u resembles the
humming OF a swarm OF bees on dark nights the
fishermen select their fishery grounds according 20
these Indications
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Plunged Through q Trestle.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MIXED TRAIN-THE wRECI


Last evening a mixed train on the Pittsburg
and Western Road, composed OF seven freight and
two passenger cars, went through Irestle near
st. Petersburg, Pa, and was precipitated to the
bottom OF gully, distance OF 80 feet. Almost
instantly the wreck took fire from the car Stoves
and In % short time the entire wreck was mass Of
names. The passengers all succeeded in getting
out OF the wreck, and no loss " life has been re-
ported. Those seriously injured were JAS. Hu-
lingS, Edenburg, Pa; A. klssOn, Elk City, Pa. !;
Jno. Atkinson, rarker, Pa; ID. billiard Edenburg;
w. liam, st. Petersburg, and d. White. FOxburg.
Is supposed that several OF the loaded with
bark we're tOp-heavy and overbalanced, and when
the train struck the trestle the cars capsized,
breaking GOWN two spans OF the bridge. re-
markable feature OF the affair was that the en-
tire tram, including the tender, went down. leav-
Ing the locomotive on the track with the engineer
and fireman in their seats,